bigrand said:
They already tested you, your correct, microbio C+S....if you were negative for bacteria, then dont worry about a UTI, and MOST likely, Prostatitis and epididymitis as in both conditions, bacteria is usually found in the urine (with prostatitis, a prostate massage before should allow bacteria in the prostate to come out with the urine better, if it is bacterial in nature).
What was your white cell count? Infections like these can cause increases in WBCs. If you are negative for bacteria again, i dont think you have an infection...as in the majority of the cases of your suspected illness, they are bacterial caused (sexually transmitted often).
What are ALL of your symptoms?
PS...
Next time, discuss with your Doctor what the WHOLE story is, they are more responsive to those who are active participants in their treatment. Tell them ALL your symptoms, be detailed, discuss options and what you know about your possible conditions. In my experience, people who go in there with SOME knowledge of their problems and are detailed get better responses. Too many people go in there and say "i fell shitty, whats wrong" and expect the Doc to figure it out from there.....the more you tell them, the more they have to work with and the easier it becomes to find the problem.
Hi Bigrand and thanks again for the help!
I actually have a printed document file that I bring in with me and I tried to show my urologist but he barely even looked at it. I insisted on providing more information but he just dismissed most of it and asked a couple of questions and gave me a quick (ugh..) rectal exam and testicular exam. He basically confirmed that I have epididymitis predominatly in the left testicle as well as a mild case of prostatitis.
I'll start with the whole story. and I'd just like to point out that this was absolutely not sexually transmitted.
-In mid august I was working on the computer and was drinking a ton of water. I was feeling particularly lazy and was sitting in such a position that although I had the urge to pee, it didn't feel as "urgent" as it would have been in a normal sitting position. After downing a few litres of water, when I got up I suddenly felt a sharp pain in the pelvic area and barely made it to the bathroom. I peed (it took like 30 seconds before the stream started for some reason)
-the next day I had intense abdominal pain. I had twitching, burning and spasms everywhere from the pelvic region to the top of the abdominal region. also, when I pee'd, my prostate felt *confused* and started twitching and the flow of urine starts and stops intermitently like some broken clutch. I went immediatly to the local clinic and urine test determined that there was no blood in the urine, and a touch-exam of the abdominal region determined no inflamation or anything out of the norm. a blood test was also done
-about a week after this incident I felt my testicles hanging "lower" than usual. I started feeling the discomfort when I walked and especially when I was working out. on the lat pulldown machine it almost felt like I was sitting on my nuts every time I sat down which never happened before. shortly after this I started noticing two lumps forming on the top of my testicles (swelling of the epididymitis) that were painful to the touch and swole up and were especially painful during ejaculation
-2 weeks later I saw my regular doc and he prescribed me 2 weeks of antibiotics. I forget what type it was but it relieved the symptoms somewhat but they returned shortly after the antibiotic regimen was finished. the doc said that was that and I guess I had to live with what I had. by the way, the blood and urine results came back showing slightly elevated albumin & creatinine but the doc thought nothing of it. bacterial analysis also showed no sign of bacteria (this was before the antibiotics)
-about 4 months later (october) my symptoms were not getting any better so I saw a urologist. he prescribed me 6 weeks of Cipro which also somewhat relieved the symptoms but did not get rid of them. the urologist confirmed that I had prostatitis and epidydimitis. when I saw him a 2nd time he basically told me there was nothing else that could be done and appointed me to a therapist for prostate massage to relieve some of the symptoms as well as prescribed me celebrex to relieve the pain.
notes: something I noticed is that I have not had clear urine a single time since this incident. Prior to this happening, I very rarely had dark, foamy urine (it used to be 100% clear like water after drinking a glass of water or two), but now its a regular occurance no matter how much water I drink. I also had a renal scan done which also showed nothing out of the normal.
what's bothering me the most right now is the epidiymitis. although the pain isn't severe, it has significantly lowered my "output", my libido and it's constantly in the way and is affecting my sleep and every other aspect of my life. My testicles look weird as fuck and I just hate the idea that it might decrease my chances of having kids later, considering I'm only 19. my prostatitis isn't as bad if I lay off of the caffeine. I basically just have to urinate 5-6 times a night which is when the symptoms are the worst. the abdominal pains and stuff I can live with also..
Now it's been 6 months since I've been suffering from this shit and I don't know what else I can do. I inquired on a few forums and like I said, found a guy that was in the same situation as me and had epididymitis for 6 years and even Cipro hadn't killed it off until he found some doc in cali that he sent a prostatic fluid and urine sample to, had it analysed and was prescribed augmentin and amoxycillin to and got rid of it within 3 months...
I hope you made it this far, and if you have, I wanna thank you bro.
Please let me know what you think I should do
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